Educational Director Specialist

Reports to: Administrative Director of Child Care

Qualifications:

• Early Childhood Special Education Degree a plus
• Provisional/Permanent Certification in Early Child Education
• Teaching Experience in pre-school setting
• Chinese Bi-Lingual a plus
• Supervisory Experience required
  

Responsibilites:

• Relate sensitively to preschoolers and parents, establish and maintain professional relationships
• Excellent computer skills, establishment and maintenance of an appropriate file for educational materials and resources
• Meet with staff to determine special needs children; oversee related services
• Maintainence of written documentation of all supervisory and educational meetings, and written evaluation of teachers’ performance
• Develop an educational plan and a system for monitoring and evaluation of the Program which reflects the goals and objectives outlined in the Federal Performance Standards for Head Start and focus on the Disabilities Content Area
• In-service training/workshops in pedagogy as it relates to early childhood education
• Recruiting, screening, supervision of candidates for educational staff vacancies (parent/community volunteers, student teachers, etc.)
• Working with the policy committee and completion and timely submission of required reports/documentation required by ACD-Head Start Bureau and the Federal Government
• Participating in conferences and training sessions for professional growth
• Tracking and designing the Professional Staff Development Plans
• Parent News Letter Program update for the Larger Community Specials

Salary: Commensurate with experience and qualifications, plus benefits

Hours: 35 hour work week